Australian Politicians

For many years now, we have seen the lives of politicians and ministers be publicised in the media. Whether it is through the news, newspapers or magazines, or even online, the lives of our politicians have been publicised for the nation and world to see. This raises the question of whether or not politicians’ lives should remain hidden from the public eye, or their private information should be made public for Australians to see. I believe that politicians should have their private lives put out publicised, if it were to have a direct impact on the wider community, state or nation that they govern. In fact, we as Australians have the right to know that our MPs are not doing anything that would prove detrimental to the rest of us. Politicians should have their private lives publicised, for it has an impact on Australian voter’s decisions, it allows us to see whether they have misused their power for their own pleasure, and also, the minute that politicians applied to their …show more content…
In this sense, this more targeted at state and federal politicians, in that they are a representation of the state and nation, rather than a local government. Politicians need to accept that their role is held in high regard, or is considered “special”, in comparison to others. When Australian citizens invest their political power into an elected representative, they have the right to know of their leaders life, as there politician's role is to serve his/her duty. Some people argue that “Politicians are human too and deserve a sense of privacy”. Well, what these people need to understand is that these individuals chose to adopt this political role; therefore, it was inevitable that their private lives be exposed, for it essentially makes up for who they are and ultimately has an impact on what types of policies and bills that they